Perry 16th Light Dragoons, Dismounted

 

Perry Miniatures dismounted 16th Light Dragoons

I needed some figures for the 16th Light Dragoons at the Battle of Princeton, and since Fife and Drum does not make these figures, I purchased the dismounted figures from Perry Miniatures. Yes, Old Fritz does use some of the Perry AWI figures from time to time in his collection. They are a tad more robust than my figures, but to my eye the two ranges fit together quite nicely.

Note: Fife and Drum does have the mounted versions of the 16th LD, but not the dismounted or foot dragoons. Early in the AWI there was actually a battalion of dismounted dragoons, or foot dragoons, comprising the 16th LD. There weren't sufficient horses transported from England to the Colonies when General Howe's army landed in New York. Undoubtedly the plan was to secure the mounts in the Colonies.

At any rate, these are fun figures to paint and there is a nice variety of poses, four in all. They will be fighting for King George at Historicon this year when I host The Battle of Princeton.

Perry dismounted 16th Light Dragoons
Colonial Williamsburg gunpowder armory made by Herb Gundt.

Here is a picture of the armory that Herb Gundt made for me. It hasn't made it 
out on the table for very many games so I thought that I should post a picture of 
this fine work of art. It is modeled after the building in Williamsburg.

I have been busy painting figures for a small British army at the Battle of Princeton scenario that I am running at Historicon this year. There will be more pictures posted over the next several days.

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